A while back I mentioned something called Splashtop, which enables anyone with a cell phone or mobile device to log into a computer without having to sit down in front of it, and operate it as if he were, in fact, sitting down in front of it.
Today, just before leaving to run errands, I downloaded an upgrade of some software that I wanted to install, but I was using a different computer and just had enough time to save the file to my Dropbox account.
Later, at lunch in a different town, I used my phone to log onto the computer at home that I wanted to install the upgrade on, accessed the Dropbox folder, and ran the upgrade program. All went as it should, and when I got home the upgraded software performed exactly as I expected it to.
I like the app and what it lets me do—but the 7” screen has its limitations.
I’ve read that Windows 8 will offer, among other things, the means to log in to your Live.com account on any computer running Windows 8, and use it as if it were your own. I’m not sure just how far that will actually work, but I assume it involves a lot of web apps and “cloud” software, and probably the use of flash drives. In my case it will also involve the use of my hosted website space to store files behind layers of password protection, for anything I consider too sensitive to store on someone else’s space or carry around on my keychain.
And of course, my main computer is a laptop, so it’s not as if I have to leave it at home.
